Asia

Saudi king sacks chief of staff in major military shake-up

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi King Salman has sacked the military chief of staff and a host of other…

Russia calls daily truce in battered Syria enclave

by Hasan Mohamed Agence France Presse DOUMA, Syria (AFP) -- Russia called a daily "humanitarian pause" in Syria's Eastern Ghouta,…

US should lower ‘threshold for talks’ with N. Korea: Seoul

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in urged the United States to "lower the threshold for…

China’s Xi takes another stride in Mao’s footsteps

by Dan Martin Agence France Presse SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- Xi Jinping's tightening grip on China had already earned the…

Xi poised to extend power as China set to lift term limits

by Patrick Baert Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Xi Jinping, China's most powerful leader for decades, could stay…

North Korean general and Ivanka Trump attend Olympic close

by Jung Hawon Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- A controversial North Korean general and the daughter of…

Hundreds of children among victims of ongoing Syrian enclave bombing

https://youtu.be/q-AXOZ-et-4     Hundreds of children were among the injured and dead in the ongoing air strikes on the rebel…

US seeks UN ban on 33 ships, 27 firms over North Korea smuggling

by Carole Landry Agence France Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- The United States is seeking to have the…

North Korean general leads 8-member high-level delegation in S. Korea for Olympics closing

by Jung Hawon Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- A blacklisted North Korean general arrived in the South…

UN backs Syria ceasefire as death toll in rebel enclave tops 500

  by Carole LANDRY / with Hasan Mohamed in Douma, Syria Agence France Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) --…

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